The present invention analyzes the text of a received file to determine if the file likely is a forensic artifact of a ransomware attack on a computer system. If the computer system concludes that the file is likely an artifact of a ransomware attack, the system suspends or terminates all related processes, thereby minimizing the harm caused to the computer system.
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4. The method of claim 3, wherein the protective action further comprises generating an alert for a user.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the file includes encrypted malicious code.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the protective action further comprises generating an alert for a user.
12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the protective action further comprises generating an alert for a user.
13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the protective action comprises: generating an alert for a user.
14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the file includes encrypted malicious code.
15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the protective action further comprises generating an alert for a user.
16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the protective action comprises: generating an alert for a user.
20. The computing device of claim 17, wherein the protective action comprises: generating an alert for a user.
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